Flushing tank



June 11, 1935. T. A. LYONS FLUSHING TANK Filed March 5, 1935 fill/l i lNVEg'OR Patented June 11, 1935 2,004,504 rLosnrNo TANK Thomas A. Lyons, Pittsburgh, Pa. Application March 5, 1935, Serial No. 9,372

5 Claims.

My invention relates to flushing tanks such as employed in connection with closet bowls, and more particularly to an improved arrangement of overflow device-f r the tanks.

In flushing tanks of this character, the overflow pipes which are empioyed for effecting discharge of excess quantities of water in the tank are usually screw-threaded into the discharge outlet. These pipes frequently break or become split or the threads corrode and become ineffective, so that the pipes have to be renewed, and usually all of the'ilushing connections have to be disassambled in order to remove the broken pipe end from the overflow conduit. Furthermore, the parts may be corroded or encrusted to such an extent that a new pipe cannot readily be inserted.

One object of my invention is to provide an overflow pipe and connection of such form that it can be readily applied to flushing tanks without disassembling the flushing conduit from the tank.

Another object of my invention is to provide a structure of the character referred to whereby overflow pipes of a given diameter can be applied to flushing conduits of various larger diameters.

Some of the forms which my invention may take are shown in the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a side view, partially in section, of flushing apparatus, including an overflow pipe; Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same partially in section; Fig. 3 is a view taken on the line III-III of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing a modified form of overflow connection.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 3, a portion of a flushing tank is represented by the numeral 6. A discharge conduit 1 is mounted in the tank in the usual way, and has a main discharge outlet 8 and an overflow passageway 9. A ball valve i is operated in the usual manner to efiect a flushing operation.

An overflow pipe 1! is mounted on the extension l2 of the casing I for discharge into the passageway 9. A split clamp i3 is secured to the upper portion of the pipe H and carries a guide M for the stem iii of the flushing valve [0. The guide It is adjustable onthe bracketlike extension of the clamp l3, so that it can be set in proper alignment with the valve seat.

At its lower end, the pipe 5! has welded or otherwise suitably secured thereto a collar or flange It. A gasket l? of rubber or other suitable material is slipped over the lower end of the pipe H in order to effect a water-tight seal (Che-57) when the pipe, i i is drawndown tightly-into en-' gagement with'the casting i-2. The'collar it is. extended at its opposite sides as indicated by the numeral i8 and is provi'ded with holes into which clamping bolts 59 may be inserted. The lower ends of the bolts iilare connected to a clamping" bar 26 which lies beneath 'the"extension"l2. When the nuts of the bolts are tightened, the pipe H will be drawn down, and its collar it brought into sealing engagement with the gasket i1. This connection may be eifected even if a portion of an old overflow pipe is still present in the threaded portion of the extension 12.

Referring now to Fig. 4-, I show an overflow conduit having an extension l2a 'which corresponds to the extension I2. In this case, the overflow pipe II is provided with a collar and. clamping members for holding it in place on the extension l2a. in the manner shown in Fig. 1. However, a filler ring 22 is employed in or= der to eifect centering of the overflow pipe on the casting i2a in those cases where the inlet opening and the extension is considerably oversized relative to the diameter of the pipe H.

A rubber gasket 23 is employed and also a packing ring 24. The ring 24 is shown as formed separately from the gasket 23, and may be simply in the form of a rubber collar or consist of tape wound on the pipe II. This arrangement permits of the convenient application of'overflow pipes to conduits of various larger diameters than the pipe in a snug-fitting manner, and

avoids making adjustments of the guide M on its bracket, or in case a non-adjustable guide bracket is employed it will permit of proper vertical alignment of the bracket with respect to the flushing valve seat.

The invention is especially useful in connection with repair work because frequently a plumber willbe called out on a repair job and find that he has with him no overflow pipe of the proper size, or he will be unable to remove the old pipe from the flushing extension without damaging the threads of the extension.

Flushing pipes and connections made according to my invention will therefore be very useful.

I claim as my invention:-

1. The combination with flushing apparatus lower end of the pipe positioned to discharge into the said overflow passageway.

2. The combination with flushing apparatus having a main discharge conduit, and an extension provided with an overflow passageway and an inlet opening, of an-overflow pipe having a collar adjacent to its lower end, and a clamping device for rigidly drawing said collar into engagement with the saidextension, with the lower end of the pipe positioned to discharge into the. said overflowpassageway, the said clamping device havingengagement with "the'upper side of said collar and with the underside of said extension.

3. The combination with flushing apparatus having a main discharge conduit, and an ex.-

tension provided with an overflow passagewayand an inlet opening, of an overflow pipe having a collar adjacent to its lower end, and a clamping device for rigidly drawing said collar into engagement with the, said extension, with the lower end-of the pipe positioned todischarge into the said overflow passageway, the said clamping device consisting of a bar. disposed beneath the said extension and bolts connectedat their lower endsto said bar and at their upper ends to the said collar.

4. The combination with flushing apparatus having a main discharge conduit, and an extension provided with an overflow passageway and an inlet opening, of an overflow pipe having a collar adjacent to, its lower end, and a clamping device for rigidly drawing said collar into engagement with the said extension, with the lower end of the pipe positioned'to discharge into the said overflow passageway, the lower end of the pipe being extended downwardly beyond the said collar and. projecting into the said extension.

V 5. The combination with flushing apparatus having a main discharge conduit, and an extension; provided with an overflow passageway and an inlet opening, of an overflow pipe having a collar adjacent'to its lower end, and a clamping device for rigidly drawing said collar into engagement with the said extension, with the lower end of the pipe positioned to discharge into the said overflow passageway, the lower end of the pipe being extended downwardly beyond the said collar and projecting. into the said extension,

and being surrounded with packing material filling the space between said extended portion 25 and the adjacent wall of the said inlet opening.

THOMAS A. LYONS. 

